Short Description:
This contract is for one (1) Product Specialist to be assigned to maintain application support for the eCATS enterprise application. eCATS is a browser-based web, n-tiered software application developed using Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE).
Complete Description:
NOTE: This is anticipated to be a long term engagement.
eCATS is a browser-based web, n-tiered software application developed using Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies.
Web Server
The web server software selected to support the eCATS application is the Sun Java System Web Server, version 6.1 Service Pack 3.
The eCATS web servers are responsible for communicating with the user’s web browser by receiving and responding to hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests. These requests include static and dynamic content. Static content will be served directly from the web servers and includes hypertext markup language (HTML) pages, cascading style sheets, JavaScript libraries, and images. Dynamic content requests are routed to one of the eCATS application servers for processing; the results of the processing are then returned to the user through the web server.
Application Server
Glassfish 2.1 with clustering and HADB has been chosen to host eCATS.
The eCATS application is developed using Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) design patterns and technologies, which require an application server container in which to operate and execute. Within the eCATS hardware topology the application server is the middle tier and contains the majority of the application’s business logic. Glassfish 2.1 provides the J2EE services required by eCATS; these include Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Java Naming Directory Interface (JNDI), Java Messaging (JMS), database connection pooling, and Java Server Page (JSP) support. This version supports clustering and includes a high availability database (HADB) to provide a highly available application server environment.
Database
The eCATS application was created to execute on an Oracle database, currently version 11g.
Apache Ant 1.6.5 and J2SDK 1.6 applications need to be installed on the machine that is used to generate the .ear files.
We are looking for an independent problem-solving developer with strong technical, interpersonal and collaborative skills to join our team. As a Java Developer with expertise in recent and current development technologies, you will be part of the team who owns the entire application experience. You will have opportunities to design and implement code and data interfaces that will be used for business critical applications.
We are looking for experienced Software Engineers who:
• Have the ability to quickly develop and deliver clean, fast and high quality code and interfaces using a variety of current Java technologies and front-end languages
• Possess excellent problem solving and debugging skills to rapidly identify and fix defects
• Are willing to actively participate in design discussions, code reviews and code analysis
• Can identify, implement and manage code libraries that minimize repetitive code and improve application design
• Ability to work effectively and function as a team member, with clients and management as required to quickly design, develop and deploy high quality enterprise web applications
• Understand software development architectures including n-tier and MVC
• Embrace Agile/Scrum methodologies and development best practices
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Model-2 Architecture The core architecture of the eCATS application. The eCATS application architecture is based on the Model 2 approach which is a va
Required
7
Years
J2EE Platform Version 5.0 The platform on which the graphical components of eCATS are constructed.
Required
7
Years
J2SDK/ J2SE Version 6.0 The development platform used to develop J2EE based application.
Required
7
Years
Glassfish Application Server (Sun Application Server) Version 2.1.1 J2EE application server that hosts the eCATS application.
Required
7
Years
Netbeans Version 6.9.1 IDE
Required
7
Years
Oracle Database and Structured Query Language (SQL) Version 11G Storage medium used to handle eCATS transactions and persist data.
Required
7
Years
Struts2 2.0.11.2 (Future version 2.3.16) Package used to implement the Model-2 architecture of the eCATS dynamic web pages.
Required
7
Years
Log4J Version 1.2.15 Package used to log application information during executuion (e.g., informational, warning, error messages).
Required
7
Years
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) cascading style sheets Version 4.0 Markup language used to define the graphical representation of eCATS application p
Required
7
Years
Cascading Syle Sheets (CSS) Version 2.1 Technology used in conjunction with HTML and JSP code to define the look and feel of the eCATS application.
Required
7
Years
Document Object Model (DOM) and Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Level 1 Technology used to dynamically render and manipulate HTML elements within a user’s browse
Required
7
Years
JavaScript Version 1.2 Scripting language used within the user’s browser to perform client side operations (e.g., raise dialogs, validation, page mani
Required
7
Years
Extensible Markup Language (XML) Version 1.0 Markup language used extensively by J2EE packages for configuration files (e.g., web.xml, struts-config.x
Required
7
Years
Working knowledge of Unix
Required
7
Years